Francis Marion NF ride 4/23/16

TDC East headed into the forest today with some fellow ADVers.  More to come... photos on page 4 and 5 of this thread:

This is the link to the ride report

Mount Pilchuck

MotoBum and Last Minute Ryan (LMR) took a dual sport day up to Mt. Pilchuck on Friday, 4/8/16. Mt. Pilhchuck is located up the Mountain Loop Highway, just outside of Granite Falls a bit.

The dirt road up was fun. Half way up, the road was closed to cars. It was only motorbikes and hikers up to the spectacular views.

Higher up the mountain from the views, the snowline was hit. While unphotodocumented, MotoBum rode a section of slushy ice, which ended up in near disaster, but he saved it with outrigger feet, barely.

Later, after much fun was had coming down the mountain , Last Minute Ryans's 701 Enduro ended up with a nail in the rear tire, rendering the bike useless, only to be retrieved near 11pm with his truck near the top of the Mountain Loop Highway.

LMR was able to fix his tire on the weekend... with a large tire iron and shot of tequila.

2016 Husqvarna 701 Enduro - LMR

Last Minute Ryan picked-up a new key to a brand-new bike. Look at the key! That's what the key to a 21st century motorcycle looks like. The motorbike weighs 319lbs and puts out 67bhp. You do the math on LMR's future fun factor.

Last Day of Winter - Ride Video

Ride along with MotoBum chasing Ghostface KLR through the Tahuya State Forest on the last day of winter 2016 (03/19/16).

All video is played at normal speed and was shot with a GoPro Hero and an iPhone 6.

"Doing the Activity Right" music by Muscle Prodigy. Engine music by Yamaha's 5-valve 2002 WR250F.

Pure Bliss

Tahuya brought sun and blue skies with nice cool and damp conditions on a fine winter dirt ride.

Somehow more fun riding was had than even usual. MotoBum was laughing so much and so hard at one point of particularly flowing and twisty trail that he could barely see.

The after-ride had the the crew at Fiesta Mexican Restaurant in Silverdale, the Hood Canal Brewery in a remote light industrial complex, and Downpour Brewing in Kinston. What a party!

Pre-ride, Shotgun Ruthie practically pees her pants while thinking about all the gnar she is going to shed

MotoBum is able to stop laughing long enough to get a snap shot

Ghostface KLR shoots it up the back end

The Rebel Rides

On a cold winter day, out comes the neighbor's Honda Rebel... to keep the machine alive.

Swamp Monster and MotoBum took these 250s out and wrang them for all they were worth... which is a lot... considering they're 250s and all.

Winter with MotoBum & Swamp Monster

Winter Rebel and The Olympics

Honda Rebel Badness

Church of Dirt by Three

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 -- Swamp Monster, Ghostface KLR, and MotoBum met at Tahuya for a sunny but cold dirt rip. Snow covered the ground from a few days prior, making some of the trails somewhat slippery while the subfreezing temperatures kept the dirt stiff and less forgiving than usual.

GFKLR ended up lowering his front tire pressure to compensate for the conditions after six near loss-of-front wipeouts. No other close calls were had... none particularly memorable anyway.

The last-of-2015 ride ended at El Huarache Azteca again where MotoBum drank the "Margarona," a margarita with a bottle of Corona tipped into it.

Baker, eh?

Ghostface KLR and Swamp Monster's Mexican Chihuahua, Pid

Glorius Sun and Snow at Tahuya

Swamp Monster's Instagram Post of the Day's Route

MotoBum's "Margarona"

Church of Dirt by Two

Sunday, December 13, 2015 -- Ghostface KLR and MotoBum hit Tahuya for some Church of Dirt action. The weather turned somewhat decent for the ride. Even though exhausted from a day of shredding, the ride continued past the sunset time of 4:18 PM, the earliest sun down at this latitude in 2015.

Recent fall storms made this ride one of the wettest in TDC history. MotoBum's WR250F choked out in the middle of a deep large "puddle," which forced a boot-soaking push out. The boots were so soaked that MotoBum actually took them off for a moment on the trail to wring out his socks.

After a $2 four-minute bike wash in Belfair, El Huarache Azteca in the booming metropolis of Silverdale took money in exchange for tacos and libations.

Ghostface KLR and a Setting Sun

Ghostface KLR and The Wand

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from a mad man on a motorcycle.

MotoBum rides on Thanksgiving Day 2015

2huya

Sunday, November 8, 2015 -- MotoBum, Ghostface KLR, and Shotgun Ruthie went to the tacky dirt at Tahuya. Not too far into the ride, Ruthie tried to total out her Kawasaki on a tree, but ended up only bending the front brake disc. She was fine. After limping that green bike to the 'lot, MotoBum and Ghostface KLR took off for an hour of go-go-go sliding and riding.

MotoBum found a driver's license was found lying on the trail and mailed it to some dude later in the week.

The bike-trashing celebration took place that night in Silverdale at a restaurant called "2 Margaritas." It was next to Chuck E. Cheese's in a strip mall. Yum. That experience rounded out two nights in a row of partying as one of Ghostface KLR's bands had played at Darrel's Tavern the night before.

MotoBum Thought About Adjusting the WR250F Chain Before This Ride 

The Gull at the Edmonds Ferry Was in Fine Form

Valentino Rossi Was With Us In Spirit That Night at 2 Margaritas